HARTFORD, CT (1010 WINS) -- Connecticut saw a "surge" in COVID-19 infections among people in their 20s last week, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday.
From July 5 to July 11, more than 100 residents between the ages of 20 and 29 tested positive for COVID-19, a graphic Lamont shared during his news briefing showed. The state's other age groups each accounted for 80 or fewer new cases, according to the graphic.
"I think you'll be interested to see that 20 to 29 is the biggest cohort in terms of (age) where people have tested positive for COVID," Lamont said, describing the statistic as a "surge in infections."
"I worry about that, because I think we saw that's how things started down in Florida and Arizona, and other places as well," he added.
Over the past 90 days, the 20 to 29 age group only accounted for the fourth-highest number of new cases in the state, the governor noted.
"It gives you an idea of how the COVID infection world is changing a little bit," he said.
Lamont on Thursday reported nine new COVID-19 deaths and 114 new cases, bringing the state's death toll to 4,389 and its case total to 47,750. Sixty-six people in the state were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Wednesday evening, down by one from Tuesday, he said.
The breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by county is as follows:
